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Coming Up Dry

Drilling on Western lands has gone up 75% a year since 2000, but gas prices have not gone down.
» Read more... | Published July 17, 2008

Biofuels and Bad Weather

America’s Food-to-Fuel Gamble
When the Bush administration and Congress required gasoline refiners to blend in 15 billion gallons of corn-based ethanol by 2015, they made the impossibly rosy assumption that American farmers would always enjoy good weather. But as every farmer knows, years with perfect growing conditions are uncommon and getting more rare.
» Read more... | Published June 16, 2008

Trouble Downstream: Upgrading Conservation Compliance

EWG asks Congress to require more environmental protection from farmers in exchange for federal farm subsidies.
» Read more... | Published September 4, 2007

Power Drain

Big Ag's $100 Million Energy Subsidy
The electricity used in one year to move water around the CVP would power all of the homes in Chico for more than 18 months and costs customers more than $100 million.
» Read more... | Published May 29, 2007

Ronald McHummer Sign-O-Matic

Five Reasons McDonald's Should Dump the Hummer
Create your own sign and tell McDonald's what you think of its Hummer Happy Meal promotion.
» Read more... | Published August 15, 2006

Real MPG - Putting the Truth in Your Tank

The U.S. would have imported about 20 percent less foreign oil in 2005 if automakers met federal fuel efficiency or miles per gallon (MPG) standards based on real world driving conditions. That reduction is equivalent to more than 1.3 times the amount of oil imported from Saudi Arabia in 2005, or about two million barrels of oil per day.
» Read more... | Published July 13, 2006

Auto Asthma Index

Cars contribute to America's asthma epidemic. Smog causes lifelong damage to our children's lungs.
How much does your car pollute? Search our database and find out how your vehicle ranks.
» Read more... | Published June 14, 2006

Gas Gouge Calculator

Find out how much more you'll pay for gas this year
Americans in 50 metro areas will pay $83 billion more for gasoline this year at $3 per gallon, compared to the prices they paid in February 2003 — and even more if prices continue to rise as expected, says a new Environmental Working Group (EWG) analysis that calculates the increased cost of gasoline per family in the 50 largest metro areas.
» Read more... | Published May 1, 2006

Stuck in the Sand

National Transportation Policy At Odds With National Security
Amid rising gas prices and calls for energy independence, an original Environmental Working Group analysis of oil dependence by metro area underscores the urgent need to broaden transportation options for gridlocked, car-dependent communities in order to decrease reliance on Middle East oil sources and increase national security over the long haul.
» Read more... | Published August 30, 2005

Like Oil and Water

As Congress Considers Legal Immunity for Oil Companies More Communities Go To Court Over MTBE Pollution
» Read more... | Published April 5, 2005
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